(6/14) - The take home final exam is now posted.  It is due at the end of the scheduled exam period on Tuesday, June 21, 2004 at 4:45 PM.  Be sure to sign and attach the honor pledge. 

(6/14) - On Monday (6/20) your book reviews (Writing assignment #3) are due and we will also discuss new emerging issues such as genetic engineering.  

(6/10) - On Monday (6/13) we will discuss global warming.  Your film critique on Day After Tomorrow is also due (writing assignment #4). 

(6/10) - On Tuesday (6/14) and Wednesday (6/15) we will discuss issues related to energy focusing specifically on nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal.  On Wednesday, writing assignment #5 is due.

(6/10) - On Thursday (6/16) we will have our class debate on ANWR and writing assignment #6 will be due.  I will divide you into teams on Wednesday and each team will have time to prepare for the debate on Thursday. 

(6/8) - There is no class Wednesday (6/8).  The mid-term exam will be on Thursday (6/9).  The review sheet is now posted. 

(6/8) - On Monday (6/13) we will discuss global warming.  Your film critique on Day After Tomorrow is also due (writing assignment #4). 

(6/8) - On Tuesday (6/14) and Wednesday (6/15) we will discuss issues related to energy focusing specifically on nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal.  On Wednesday, writing assignment #5 is due.

(6/8) - Your book critique (Writing assignment #3) is now due on Monday (6/20) to give you some more time.  

(6/2) - The mid-term exam will be on Wednesday (6/8).  The review sheet is now posted.  There will be a short review for the mid-term on Tuesday (6/7).  On Thursday we will watch the film the Day After Tomorrow for writing assignment #4.

(6/2) - Your book critique (Writing assignment #3) is now due on Tuesday (6/7) to give you some more time.  We will discuss the book and relate it to the concepts discussed in class. 

(5/31) - We will discuss the policy process on Thursday (6/2) and the role that science plays in the policy process on Monday.  Be sure you have read chapter 5 of Hemple.  The lecture notes for the policy process and role of science in the policy process should be of some assistance.  I may also cover some lecture material that is not in the book but can be found in the lecture notes for the policy process as covered in my PLS 304 class.  Those notes should be of assistance in preparing for the exam as well. 

(5/31) - On Wednesday (6/1) we will begin discussing conflicts between preservation and multiple use.  We will also discuss federalism and the role it plays in environmental politics.  There are also lecture notes for preservation vs. multiple use and some notes that cover federalism that may be of some use.  Your book critique (Writing assignment #3) is now due on Tuesday (6/7) to give you some more time. 

(5/30) - On Tuesday (5/31) and Wednesday (6/1) we will continue discussing the role that human values play in environmental conflicts.  Be sure you have read chapters 1, 3, 8, and 9 in the Hemple Book.  The following hyperlinks provide the lecture notes for the topics we have been covering so far: introduction; value conflicts; common pool resources.  However, we will not cover all of the material in the notes. 

(5/19) - Next week we will begin by discussing environmentalism and the role that human values play in environmental conflicts.  Your first writing assignment (memo #1) will be due on Tuesday (5/24) and it deals with a proposal to build a wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts.  For reading, focus on Chapters 1 & 3 from the Hemple book. 

(5/19) - The online syllabus is now posted.  Check the course outline for links to each topics page, the dates when memo assignments are due, and when the exam is scheduled.  If you follow the links on each topics page you will find more information on the readings, handouts, and other web related materials of interest.  Please let me know if you find links that are not working.

(5/19) - There are two required books for the class.